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re: Do parents focus too much on children's sports?
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:43 am to Displaced
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:43 am to Displaced
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Why?
Do you also teach them how to hook up a landline and manually rewind a cassette tape?
Because there are still some places who only accept checks or money order.
It's better to know that it is to not.
And yes I didn't think of that. Adding to the list, "show how to set up wireless network".
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Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:44 am to Kcrad
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Of course they do. Just asking that question puts you on the retard scale.
Thank you for your contribution.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:44 am to Pecker
By and large, yes.
- Many live vicariously through their children, especially if they show promise early on. I've had Dad's come up to me and say..."his granddad was a running back at St. Xavier and I was too, so my son should be groomed as a running back". This all while I have his kid playing on the offensive live, because he's overweight, slow, and has the speed/reflexes of a sloth.
What many parents HATE hearing me discuss during the paying time portion of my "parent talk" is how kids peak at different times in their athletic lives. I've seen kids gradually develop over years, and I have seen kids that stayed stagnant or regressed.
Parents ruin youth sports. Period. For the first time in 17 years, I was out of coaching this past season. The prior year, we were 13-0 and won the championship, and parents still bitched every week. EVERY WEEK. That's why I needed a little break.
I could/should write a book on youth sports. I could go on and on all day, and tell a hundred stories that would catch every emotion you are capable of feeling.
- Many live vicariously through their children, especially if they show promise early on. I've had Dad's come up to me and say..."his granddad was a running back at St. Xavier and I was too, so my son should be groomed as a running back". This all while I have his kid playing on the offensive live, because he's overweight, slow, and has the speed/reflexes of a sloth.
What many parents HATE hearing me discuss during the paying time portion of my "parent talk" is how kids peak at different times in their athletic lives. I've seen kids gradually develop over years, and I have seen kids that stayed stagnant or regressed.
Parents ruin youth sports. Period. For the first time in 17 years, I was out of coaching this past season. The prior year, we were 13-0 and won the championship, and parents still bitched every week. EVERY WEEK. That's why I needed a little break.
I could/should write a book on youth sports. I could go on and on all day, and tell a hundred stories that would catch every emotion you are capable of feeling.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:45 am to crazy4lsu
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Yes. Most sports are a waste of time.
Which ones?
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:45 am to Pecker
I played sports, was an Eagle Scout, and played in band. However, sports were not the priority as I was a late bloomer physically.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:47 am to Pecker
Yes. Every child is different. Parents should expose children to a wide variety of pursuits and assess where their child's talents and passion lie. The child's passion for their interests should be cultivated with parental support.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:52 am to Pecker
Maybe some parents want to teach their kids team-work, the difference between winning and losing, how to deal with tough situations, etc. Don't assume all parents put their kids in sports just because they want to live vicariously through them...
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:53 am to CoachDon
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Parents ruin youth sports.
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I could/should write a book on youth sports. I could go on and on all day, and tell a hundred stories that would catch every emotion you are capable of feeling.
Do you get the feeling that these are mostly redneck parents? I always noticed that redneck or ghetto parents were the worst because they had these delusions of grandeur that their child was going to be a pro someday and buy them shite.
Then you get families that are better off financially who put more of an emphasis on education and being a well-rounded person (sports, playing piano, learning new languages, playing chess, reading, etc).
This post was edited on 6/6/17 at 7:56 am
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:56 am to Pecker
LINK
Here's an article with a different perspective. I'm not disagreeing with you that some parents are doing things for the wrong reasons, but for me, (when I have kids) I think sports is a great option considering the other possibilities of ways to spend time.
Here's an article with a different perspective. I'm not disagreeing with you that some parents are doing things for the wrong reasons, but for me, (when I have kids) I think sports is a great option considering the other possibilities of ways to spend time.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:57 am to CoachDon
I had an email from a mother about her son deserving to be starting qb. The kid was under sized and lacked the abilities of the 2 kids ahead of him (all attributes). Her reasoning was due to a game we played against a JV team (ours were freshmen) we played her son due to the other team putting in their 3rd stringers. We ran a typical bubble but the pass was tipped by the olb and our wr caught it for a 56 yard td. All the mother saw was that her son threw a td and the other two did not. That was sole reason for him to deserve the starting spot.
They really do want the best for their kids but are blind to the details.
They really do want the best for their kids but are blind to the details.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:58 am to Pecker
I am a parent of an great girl who has done, dance gym, then tifi cheer, and finally Comp Cheer....i pull for her but she has only made 1 b through all pre-ap classes and i dont want to see her mom get caught up in all the cheer, she loses focus on Grades. 
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:00 am to Pecker
I've seen some white collars get way too into it as well. Almost based off of the right to or deserve to due to their status.
One of my track athletes crushed a woman's dream of her son's long jump career when surpassed her son best by 4ft. Then it was "what's his age, he stepped over the line and no one called fault, he shouldn't be here."
One of my track athletes crushed a woman's dream of her son's long jump career when surpassed her son best by 4ft. Then it was "what's his age, he stepped over the line and no one called fault, he shouldn't be here."
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:30 am to Pecker
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Are their children forgoing other opportunities to be more well-rounded? I can't help but feel that a lot of these kids get out of high school and have no idea what to do with their lives because all they know is travel ball.
yes, my church is filled with these people and it drives me nuts. One of the families, all of their boys have been actively involved in travel ball since a young age - except one. That one kid is the best behaved of them all, and the other 3 boys will end up looking up to him in adulthood because he will actually be better off.
... and it's really sad that I see this and the parents can't
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:32 am to tgrbaitn08
Anything with excessive travel.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:43 am to Pecker
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work with some older folks (in their late 30's-40's) who spend every weekend at a softball or baseball tournament. Are their children forgoing other opportunities to be more well-rounded? I can't help but feel that a lot of these kids get out of high school and have no idea what to do with their lives because all they know is travel ball.
Youth sports/ travel ball requires quite a bit of travel these days. I saw a cartoon that had a map with 5 international cities circled and the caption read "when the travel ball schedule gets out of hand"
I don't think that indicates an imbalance of priorities by parents. It's become a bit of the modern family vacation schedule. Do some parents have inflated sense of accomplishment? Some parents place too high of expectations on children who are involved in sports? Absolutely, and I doubt any of this is new. It's been happening for several generations, but I don't think the current state of inter-geographical competition is the cause or the blame for some of the underlying problems that affect some families in relation to kids playing sports.
In general families spending more time together, children being involved in physical activity, children playing team sports, and parents actively involved in their kids interests are all very positive things.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:45 am to Pecker
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Do parents focus too much on children's sports?
They do but, in fairness, a kid stands a better chance of being reasonably competent in at least one sport than he does of being smart.
Plus, sports are more fun than math so better to focus on that over academics.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:45 am to crazy4lsu
I honestly do not know how they afford it. They have kids taking weekend trips to Vegas for tournaments a few times a year. Like, wtf...
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:47 am to Pecker
Yes.
The idea that your kid is going to the majors in any sport is laughable.
The idea that your kid is going to the majors in any sport based on coaching received as a young child is borderline insane. Either they have the athleticism or they don't, it blows my mind how many people don't understand that simple truth.
The idea that your kid is going to the majors in any sport is laughable.
The idea that your kid is going to the majors in any sport based on coaching received as a young child is borderline insane. Either they have the athleticism or they don't, it blows my mind how many people don't understand that simple truth.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:47 am to Rossberg02
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I honestly do not know how they afford it. They have kids taking weekend trips to Vegas for tournaments a few times a year. Like, wtf...
Credit cards and lack of adequate financial planning for retirement.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:51 am to Collegedropout
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better than not playing sports and partying all the time, which is what I and all of my friends who quit sports did.
Exactly what I did too. It's the biggest regret of my life. Not saying I was the greatest baseball player either, but if I didn't quit and still kept playing, it would have made my high school experience even better.
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